New PowerPak

[banbury frank]

Hi

We Have Just launched our new PowerPak It Is A all in one battery and controller

Made in Banbury

mounted in the frame Weight 5.5 kilos 135 mm wide 160 mm long 160 mm high
48 volt 15 AH Li-ion battery 33 amp controller

just add motor and Throttle And a bike we will be offering it fitted to our range of bikes + a diy kit + a fitting service in Banbury

In the next 2 / 3 months a 48 volt 20 AH version will be available

Stealth Outlook

This is our entry level bike with the kit fitted

Frank

 

[Geebee]

Maybe you should add a disclaimer that this unit is not road legal?

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Looks good Frank. Not a bad bike for the money, so should do well. Are you going to sell the power pack separately.

 

[banbury frank]

Hi Geebee all our bikes and kits have Electronic restriction to 15 MPH Nominal 250 watts so are road legal If you fit the optional throttle with the high low power switch then it will do 30 MPH + and 1,500 watts + so it is like having a V8 under the bonnet with a speed re stricter fitted

Coming soon 48 volt 20 AH with twin motor controller all in PowerPak

and as your Question part of our More about link

If our electric bikes / conversion kits / controllers are modified or derestricted so it is capable of more than 28 MPH &1500 watts of power and are then used on a public road, it is now classed as a motor vehicle. It must to be registered with DVLA and requires a road fund license, insurance, MOT. You are required to wear a motorcycle crash helmet and you must have the appropriate license.




frank

 

[banbury frank]

Hi D8veh

Yes we will be offering the Power pack on its own in a 48 volt 10AH 15AH 20 AH

and in a 36 volt 15 ah and 20 ah as our controller runs at 36/ 48 volts

We are also considering custom colours off the box

These will be to upgrade existing E bikes

Also we are working on a display to give battery capacity and speed should have samples this week

 

[sal_park]

Maybe you should add a disclaimer that this unit is not road legal?

Exactly what I was thinking Geebee - all I could find is a tiny disclaimer (the rider rides at their own risk or something)

Frank - I'd welcome your input on this.

sal_park

 

[sal_park]

Also we are working on a display to give battery capacity and speed should have samples this week

Interesting, I'm working on something similar and I'm planning to do it as open source hardware and software. It'd be interesting to compare the two.

sp

 

[banbury frank]

Hi SP The display we will be selling need to plug directly into our controller

Via the plug on the PowerPak

Frank

 

[amigafan2003]

Nice Frank - that is seriously small for a 48v15ah Pack - must have worked really hard on your packaging!

Are they LiCoNm cells?

It's great products and designs like these that will tempt me away from DIY builds (I don't DIY to save money - I DIY because very few companies offer the quality/design that I can accomplish myself).

Maybe you should add a disclaimer that this unit is not road legal?

Why? Everyone who's slightly into electric bikes knows this is outside the boundaries in unrestricted mode. You aren't going to get some old granny buying it and fitting it to her Raleigh shopper are you? The last thing we need is more nanny state mollycoddling.

I bought a chefs knife in Sainsbury's on Saturday - I'm going to write a letter of complaint to them because no one told me it was illegal to stab someone with it.

 

[eddieo]

typical moronic response.

Frank, is sticking it in a square box the best that you could do, looks terrible lol.....bit weighty but spec nice.....

 

[banbury frank]

Hi Yes they are LiCoNm cells? They are in shrink including BMS and have plugs so easily replaced

The Pack off cells and BMS inside is only 4 kilos the case is 1mm thick mild steel bomb proof no need to open the box to fit just clamps onto down tube and plug in motor and throttle twist and go

I use this forum to monitor what members want also my customer base all say battery in frame

So now we can offer

battery on rack Removable 48 volt 15 AH or 20AH 48 volt


Same battery on slide plate removable on down tube


And the PowerPak Fixed in frame


Frank

 

[amigafan2003]

typical moronic response.

Yours? Yes, I quite agree

Frank, is sticking it in a square box the best that you could do, looks terrible lol.....bit weighty but spec nice.....

Looks ok to me. And 5.5kg for 48v/15ah + controller is pretty darn good. My 63/12ah battery is 5kg when you include all the wiring and that's without an enclosure and they both have nearly the same w/hrs available.

A 48v/15ah battery has the same w/hrs as a 36v/20ah battery.

 

[banbury frank]

Hi Eddieo It has been made as small as possible to fit in as many bike frames as possible

When you are silting on the bike it is covered by your legs

Frank

 

[amigafan2003]

Hi Frank - any photos of one mounted on the down tube?

My full sus bike is eyeing me suspiciously!

 

[banbury frank]

Hi
amigafan2003

It may be a problem as the rear suspension unit is normal inside the triangle


Stealth Outlook

Frank

 

[eddieo]

can it be fitted to top tube? Is it OK regards overheating?

 

[banbury frank]

Hi the box can be mounted upside down we have allowed for this by clamping the battery firmly inside case and fitted a aluminium heat sink connected to the case so it all transfers the heat to the whole case the clamp is for a 32mm tube but we can custom to fit a larger tube

Thanks Frank

 

[amigafan2003]

Hi
amigafan2003

It may be a problem as the rear suspension unit is normal inside the triangle

Stealth Outlook

Frank

Yeah, that's why I was wondering about downtube mounting:-

I liked it when I had my battery in my commuters frame - the battery outgrew the box though :-( And the box alone was 1kg!

 

[Eaglerider]

Looks like a cracking bit of kit Frank.

My battery is OK for now, but I am salivating heavily at the prospect of a 36volt 20A/H jobby. That should give me around 55-60 miles, with a safety margin on top! Marvellous.

I need more range as the South Downs way has some steep, power sapping climbs, and I seem obsessed with riding as far away from home as I can!

 

[SportRider]

Fantastic stuff, Frank. Though I'm ecstatically happy with my current Xipi, when the time comes to replace the battery or upgrade the bike I'll definitely go with this lighter, more compact unit. (By which time the weight will no doubt be down to 2kg!)

Mind you, even if it's still 4kg it makes the full sus and backpack option viable.

Decisions, decisions...

Meantime, keep up the great work.